In late 2004, “superweeds” that resisted Monsanto’s iconic “Roundup” herbicide, popped up in GM crops in the county of Macon, Georgia. Monsanto, the US multinational biotech corporation, is the world’s leading producer of Roundup, as well as genetically engineered seeds. Company figures show that nine out of 10 US farmers produce Roundup Ready seeds for their soybean crops.
Superweeds have since alarmingly appeared in other parts of Georgia, as well as South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri, according to media reports. Roundup contains the active ingredient glyphosate, which is the most used herbicide in the USA.
How has this happened? Farmers over-relied on Monsanto’s revolutionary and controversial combination of a single “round up” herbicide and a high-tech seed with a built-in resistance to glyphosate, scientists say.
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the more techno that farming and all else becomes,
the more the earth suffers.
makes me proud to be 23 yrs.
organic;i even have no-spray agreement with the county. they
dont mow (as much)along the roadsides, spraying herbicides is their quik-fix chemically
to keep weeds/tall grass managed
between mowings. i am pretty
close to macon, too….yikes!
how/why is my comment up under your post?? what did i do now?
if this is “new” it will sure clog up the blog…j.
and many in the profession are still touting Round-Up as a safe solution.